Delivery package for powdered food products

ABSTRACT

A container that is designed to mitigate and eliminate spillage of powdered food product that is poured out of the container into a narrow mouth water bottle is disclosed. The outer configuration of the container is designed to facilitate engagement of the container to the water bottle while an inner configuration of the container is designed to facilitate the flow of powdered food product out of the container and into the water bottle.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of Provisional Patent ApplicationSer. No. 62/735,398, filed on Sep. 24, 2018, the entire content of whichis expressly incorporated herein by reference.

STATEMENT RE: FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH/DEVELOPMENT

Not Applicable

BACKGROUND

The various aspects described herein relate to a container forfacilitating pouring of powered food product from the container into abottle.

Consumption of powdered food product is messy because the powdered foodproduct can become air borne. When air borne, a mess is created aroundthe container which holds the powdered food product and around thecontainer into which the powdered food product is poured into forconsumption. Moreover, powdered food product normally requires a servingutensil to transfer the powdered food product from the container whichholds the powdered food product into the container (e.g., cup) in whichthe powdered food product is served. When using the utensil, the user'shands touch the powdered food product which may create an unsanitarycondition by contaminating the powdered food product.

Accordingly, there is a need in the art for an improved method andapparatus for consuming powdered food product.

BRIEF SUMMARY

A container which is designed to help a user pour powdered food productfrom the container into a cup or water bottle is disclosed. Thecontainer may have an outer configuration that facilities engagementwith a mouth of the water bottle. In particular, the outer surface mayhave a circular configuration which mates with a circular configuredmouth of the water bottle. Moreover, the outer surface of the containermay engage in a sealing manner or so as to form a seal with the innerperiphery of the mouth of the water bottle so that powdered food productfrom within the container when poured into the water bottle does notspill onto a support surface or does not spill out of the water bottle.Moreover, an internal configuration of the container may be designed soas to facilitate flow of powdered food product out of the container. Forexample, the interior may have an angle that prohibits or mitigatespowdered food product from sticking to the inside of the container.Non-stick coating may be applied to the inner surface to facilitate suchflow of powdered food product through the mouth of the container.

By providing a container that facilitates easy pouring of the powderedfood product into a water bottle, such container may be beneficiallyused in disaster or mass casualty situations including but not limitedto military situations, combat situations, earthquakes, forest fires,floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, etc. In particular, in these types ofharsh situations, the user needs to be able to quickly pack a fewservings of food which can be easily transported in a backpack, withoutrotting or spoiling. The powdered food product can provided as a singleserving of nutrition in the container to store the powdered food productduring the day, week or a plurality of months so that the user mayconsume nutrition when food and other resources might be scarce.Additionally, the container may be utilized for normal everyday use. Byway of example and not limitation, the container may be filled with apowdered food product including but not limited to powdered protein,baby formula, etc. in order to deliver or to allow a user to consumenutrition throughout the day, week or months, or to feed an infantnutrition.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other features and advantages of the various embodimentsdisclosed herein will be better understood with respect to the followingdescription and drawings, in which like numbers refer to like partsthroughout, and in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a container;

FIG. 2 illustrates a water bottle;

FIG. 3 illustrates powdered food product within the container of FIG. 1being poured into the water bottle;

FIG. 4 illustrates an outer surface of the container forming a sealabout an inner periphery of a mouth of the water bottle;

FIG. 5 illustrates powered food product that was poured into the waterbottle, sealed in the container and ready for mixing with the water inthe water bottle;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of cap exploded off of the body of thecontainer;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a plurality of containers stacked withina box.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Referring now to the drawings, a container 10 (FIG. 1) and a waterbottle 12 (FIG. 2) are shown. The container 10 may be configured so thata user who wants to pour powdered food product 14 into the water bottle12 may conveniently do so in a quick and no mess, clean fashion. Thecontainer 10 has a mouth 16, which has an outer diameter 18, which issmaller than an inner diameter 20 of the mouth 22 of the water bottle12. In this manner, it is easy to align the mouth 16 of the container 10to the mouth 22 of the water bottle 12, and subsequently insert themouth of the container 10 into the mouth 22 of the water bottle 12.Moreover, because the container 10 has an outer surface 24, which mayhave a tapered configuration, as shown in FIG. 1, the outer surface 24of the container 10 will eventually contact an inner periphery 26 of themouth 22 of the water bottle 12. A seal is formed that is sufficient tomitigate the powdered food product being poured into the water bottle 12and forming a dust cloud inside the water bottle from escaping out ofthe mouth 22 of the water bottle 12. Because of the seal, no gap existsbetween the outer surface 24 of the container 10 and the inner periphery26 of the mouth 22 of the water bottle 12 that might allow the dustcloud of powdered food product from spewing out of the water bottle 12and making a mess.

Referring now to FIG. 1, the container 10 may have a body 28 and a cap30. The body 28 may define an interior cavity 32. The interior cavity 32is defined by an interior surface 34, a bottom surface 36, and an insidesurface 38 of the cap 30. The interior cavity 32 of the container mayhave a volume sufficient to hold between 1 gram to 150 grams of powderedfood product 14. Preferably, the interior cavity 32 has a volumesufficient to hold between 15 grams and 45 grams of powdered foodproduct 14.

More preferably, the interior cavity 32 may have a volume sufficient tohold 25 grams, 30 grams, 35 grams, or 40 grams of powdered food product.In order to adjust the size of the interior cavity 32 to hold aparticular amount of powdered food product, a bottom wall 40 of thecontainer 10 may be brought closer to or further away from the mouth 16of the container 10. By doing so, an external size and configuration ofthe container 10 may remain the same while varying the internal size ofthe interior cavity. In this way, the container 10 can be used toquickly and with no mess pour the powdered food product 14 into standardsized water bottles 12, regardless of the size or volume size of theinterior cavity 32 or the amount.

The bottom wall 40 is brought closer to or further away from the mouth16, so that after the powdered food product 14 in the interior cavity 32is settled down in the container 10 in the upright position (see FIG.1), a gap 42 between an upper surface 44 of the powdered food product 14and the inside surface 38 of the cap 30 is at least 1/16th of an inch.The gap may more preferably be equal to or about plus or minus 20% aninner diameter 46 of the mouth 16 of the container 10.

It is also contemplated that the gap 42 may be up to two times the innerdiameter 46 of the mouth 16. The gap 42 may be sized so that powderedfood product 14 is retained within the interior cavity 32 of thecontainer 10 when the container 10 is tilted from its vertical positionabout 30 degrees, and more preferably between 45 and 75 degrees. Doingthis will assist the user to tilt the container 10 to align the mouth 16of the container 10 to the mouth 32 of the water bottle 12 withoutspilling the powdered food product.

As discussed above, the container 10 may define the outer surface 24 andthe inner surface 34. The outer and inner surfaces 24, 34 may both havea tapered configuration, as shown in FIG. 1. More particularly, theouter and inner surfaces 24, 34 may be defined by the body 28 of thecontainer 10. Moreover, the outer and inner surfaces 24, 34 may bedefined by the side walls 48 of the body 28. The side wall 48 may befabricated from a sheet material including but not limited to paper,plastic, film, rigid biodegradable material, food grade cardboard,cardboard, heavy gauge paper, foil, plastic or the like. Preferably, thematerial out of which the side wall 48, cap 30 and bottom wall 40 arefabricated from is of a biodegradable material.

Because the side wall 48 is fabricated from a sheet material and may berolled into the tapered or conical configuration as shown in FIG. 1,both the outer and inner surfaces 24, 34 have the identical tapered orconical configuration except that the inner surface 34 is offset inwardfrom the outer surface 24. The outer and inner surfaces 24, 34 maydefine angles 50, 52 from a vertical center line 54. The angles 50, 52may be set to the same angle since the side wall 48 is fabricated from asheet material of a constant thickness.

However, it is also contemplated that the angle 50 of the outer surface24 may be different than the angle 52 of the inner surface 34. Toaccomplish this, the side wall 48 may be fabricated from an injectionloading process, wherein the injection molding die defines the inner andouter surfaces 34, 24, so as to have different angles 52, 50. This maybe advantageous since the angle 50 of the outer surface 24 may bedesigned to fit standard water bottles 12, whereas the angle 52 of theinner surface 34 may be designed to encourage flow of powdered foodproduct out of the interior cavity 32 and into the water bottle 12 whenthe container 10 is inverted, as shown in FIG. 4.

Moreover, although the figures show that the side wall 48 has aconsistent tapered or conical configuration from the mouth 16 to abottom portion 54, it is also contemplated that such consistency is nota requirement. Other configurations are also contemplated. By way ofexample and not limitation, a lower portion or a lower 25% to 55% orlower 50% of the outer surface 24 of the container 10 may be shaped sothat the container is ergonomically grippable by the user, while theupper 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% of the container 10 may be shaped and sized toseal with the inner periphery of the mouth of the water bottle. Thisergonomic configuration may be different than the tapered/conicalconfiguration shown in FIG. 1. For example, the lower portion may havegrooves and other protrusions that fit the user's hands or hand.

The outer surface 24 at the mouth 16 of the container 12 defines theouter diameter 18 of the mouth 16. The outer surface 24 may have atapered configuration, as discussed above. The angle 50 may be betweenfive degrees and 45 degrees from the center line 54. The angle may beset so that at a minimum, the outer surface 24 contacts the innerperiphery 26 (FIG. 2) of the water bottle 12 at the mouth 22 of thewater bottle. In this way, the container 10 does not slip into the waterbottle 12, but instead, the outer surface 24 of the container 10 forms aseal with the inner periphery 26 of the water bottle 12 at the mouth 22as the container 12 is dropped further into the mouth of the waterbottle.

The seal between the outer surface of the container and the innerperiphery of the mouth of the water bottle need not be a water-tightseal, but just sufficient to mitigate the powdered food product thatmight become airborne while it is being poured (FIG. 4) into the waterbottle from escaping out of the water bottle between the mouth 22 of thewater bottle and the body 28 of the container 10. Moreover, the angle 50may be aggressive enough so that only a small portion of the body 48 ofthe container is inserted into the mouth 22 of the water bottle beforethe outer surface 24 contacts the inner periphery. Preferably, only aquarter inch of the body 48 from the mouth 16 of the container isinserted into the mouth 22 of the water bottle.

By minimizing the insertion distance 56 of the container 12 into thewater bottle, this allows for space within the water bottle so that allof the powdered food product in the container can be fully poured intothe water bottle. The inserted portion of the container does not take upthe entire gap 42. Referring to FIG. 4, the insertion distance 56 may besufficiently small so that all of the powdered food product 14 can bepoured out of the container 10. In FIG. 4, a space 58 is shown. A smallinsertion distance 56 maximizes the space 58 to receive the powderedfood product.

Although it is preferable that all of the powdered food product 14 exitout of the container 10 when it is inverted, it is also contemplatedthat a small amount of powdered food product may remain in the container10 at the mouth 16 of the container 10. The amount of powdered foodproduct 14 that may remain in the container may be sufficiently small sothat when the container 10 is lifted up and removed out of the waterbottle 12, the small amount of powdered food product flows out of themouth 16 of the container 10 and into or on top of the remaining foodproduct 14 that was already poured into the water bottle 10 and resideson top of an upper surface 60 of liquid or water 62. Preferably, theinsertion distance 56 is minimized, but may be up to one or two inches.

The inner surface 34 of the container may be designed to facilitatepowdered food product 14 from flowing out of the mouth 16 when thecontainer 10 is inverted. The angle 52 may be less than or equal toangle 50. The angle 52 may be between five degrees and 65 degrees.Preferably, the angle 52 may be set to about 10 degrees. In general, thesmaller the angle 52, the more likely or the better flow of the powderedfood product 14 out of the mouth 16 is achieved. The flow rate of thepowdered food product out of the container's mount may be a function ofthe angle 52 of the inner surface 34, the inner diameter 46 of the mouth16, the type of powdered food product and a size of the powder of thepowdered food product.

The inner surface 34 may also be coated with a coating or layer toprevent the powdered food product from sticking to the inner surface 34.By way of example and not limitation, the inner surface 34 may be coatedwith a parafin wax or nonstick coating.

The powdered food product 14 may include and is not limited to apowdered protein, flavoring, carbohydrate, sugar, baby formulas, sportsand nutrition formulas, alcoholic mixed drinks, energy drinks, mealreplacement formulas, powered nutrients, food dyes, industrial and/orconstruction additives. More broadly, the container may be filled withany powdered substance that can be mixed with water or other liquid tocreate a mixture of liquid and the powdered substance. desired result,edible or otherwise. By way of example and not limitation, this mayinclude et cetera. As used herein, the various aspects of method anddevice described herein may be described in relation to a powderedprotein, but it is also contemplated that the various aspects of themethods and apparatus disclosed herein may also be applicable to othertypes of powdered food products including but not limited to sugars,carbohydrates, et cetera.

The powdered food product may have various characteristics including butnot limited to size of the powder, shape of the powder, density, anddissolvability in water. The various characteristics of the proteinpowdered food product may be identical to the powdered protein fromOptimum Nutrition, Incorporated titled Performance Whey Isolate 100% ofProtein from Whey Isolate.

Referring now to FIG. 3, the container 10 may be provided. The container10 may be placed on a horizontal surface 70 so that the user can prepareto pour the powdered food product 14 contained within the container 10into the water bottle 12. With the container 10 placed on the surface70, the user may tap an upper portion of the container 10 once or twiceas shown by directional arrows 72. By tapping the upper portion of thecontainer 10, the powered food product that might be stuck at the upperportion within the container 10 may be released and urged downward sothat a gap 42 is created in the container 10. Also, particulate powderis not retained on the underside of the cap 30 or the inner surface 34which might spill out of the container 10 when removing the cap 30. Withthe container 10 in the position shown in FIG. 3, the user may removethe cap 30 from the body 28 of the container so that the powdered foodproduct 14 may be poured out of the mouth 16 of the container 10. Theuser also may remove cap 74 from the water bottle 12. Typically, thebottle 12 may be filled with a liquid (e.g., liquid or water) veryclosely to the opening or mouth 2 of the water bottle 12. Because thepowdered food product 14 must be poured into the water bottle and thepowdered food product does not immediately sink down below the uppersurface 60 of the water and into the water, the user must empty some ofthe water out of the water bottle 12 to create space 76 (see FIG. 3)within the water bottle 12 sufficient to 1) receive the powdered foodproduct within the container 10 above the upper surface 60 of the water62 and 2) receive an inserted portion 56 (see FIG. 4) of the container10.

Now that the cap (e.g., screw on or adhered on) is removed from thewater bottle 10 and the cap 74 is removed from water bottle 12, the usermay begin to tilt the container 10 in the direction shown in FIG. 3 soas to align the mouth 16 of the container 10 to the mouth 22 of thewater bottle 12. As discussed above, a sufficient amount of space whichis referred to as a gap 42 (see FIG. 1) is left within or provided inthe container 10 so that the container 10 can be tilted from itsvertical orientation without having the powdered food product spill outof the container 10 and outside of the mouth 32 of the bottle 12. Thishelps the user to align the mouth 16 of the container 10 to the mouth 32of the water bottle 12 without spilling the powdered food product ontothe surface 70. Once the mouth 16 is aligned to the mouth 32 of thewater bottle 12, the user may now begin to invert the container 10 andalso insert the mouth portion 16 of the container into the mouth 32 ofthe water bottle 12. None of the powdered food product will spill outonto the surface 70 because the external configuration of the container10 is designed to cooperate with the water bottle 12 and the internalconfiguration of the container 10 is designed facilitate pouring of thepowdered food product out of its mouth. Because of the speed at whichthe user can insert the mouth 16 of the container 10 into the mouth 32of the water bottle, none of the powdered food product is spilled out ofthe water bottle 12 and onto the surface 70.

In order to better help the user in inserting the mouth of the container10 into the mouth 32 of the water bottle, the user may rest portion ofthe container, near the mouth 16 of the container 10 on an upper edge ofthe mouth 32 of the water bottle 12, as shown in FIG. 3. This helps topre-align the mouth of the container to the mouth 32 of the water bottle12 before the user quickly inverts the container 10. Although it ispreferable that the user quickly inverts the container 10, it is alsocontemplated that the container 10 may be slowly inverted yet thepowdered food product 14 does not spill out inadvertently onto thesurface 70.

Referring now to FIG. 4, with the container 10 fully inverted andinserted into the water bottle 12, the powdered food product 14 may beemptied into the water bottle and may rest on the upper surface 60 ofthe water 62. Preferably, all of the powdered food product 14 exits outof the container 10 so that there is a gap or space 58 between thepowdered food product 14 and the container 10 as shown in FIG. 4.However, a small amount of powdered food product 14 may remain withinthe container but this small amount may be sufficiently small so thatwhen the container 10 is lifted out of the water bottle, the powderedfood product is quickly deposited within the water bottle and no mess iscreated or no powdered food product is spilled out of the water bottle12 and onto the surface 70. Moreover, as shown by directional arrows 78,when the container 10 is inserted into the water bottle 12, the user maytap once or twice 78 at the bottom portion of the container 10 todislodge any powdered food product that might be trapped within thecontainer 10. As discussed above, the inner surface 34 is sized andconfigured so as to urge the powdered food product to fully exit out ofthe container 10 when the container 10 is in the position shown in FIG.4.

Referring now to FIG. 5, after all the powdered food product 14 has beendeposited into the water bottle 12, the user may place the cap 30 backon the water bottle 12 to seal the water bottle 12. The user may nowshake the water bottle to mix the powdered food product 14 with thewater 62. After the powdered food product 14 has been fully mixed intothe water 62, the user may now open or remove the cap 30 off the mouth32 of the water bottle 12. The user may now enjoy the mixed drink.Additionally, because a pre-measured amount of powdered food product hasbeen inserted or filled into the container, the user can enjoy aregulated and pre-determined amount of powdered food product 14.

By having a pre-measured amount of powdered food product 14 in thecontainer 10, a health regimen may be prescribed to a user. By way ofexample and not limitation, the container 10 may contain a singleserving of powdered food product (e.g. protein powder). The user may beprescribed three servings of a predetermined amount (30 grams) ofpowdered protein per day. The user may carry three containers throughoutthe day which the user will mix with water and consume on a time-basedinterval throughout the day at a place convenient to the user. It couldbe in the coffee break room, a cafeteria, fast food restaurant, etc. Thecontainer is conducive to allow the user to take the container 10anywhere and have a wide range of environments in which the user may mixthe powdered food product with water and consume the powdered foodproduct. Because the container is convenient to use, it does not createa mess and the health regimen is more likely to be followed.

Referring now to FIG. 7, a plurality of containers 10 may be shipped ina box 80. The outer configuration of the container 10 allows thecontainers 10 to be reciprocally inverted to stack the containers withinthe box 80. Although the containers 10 are shown packed in a verticalorientation, it is also contemplated that the containers 10 may bepacked in a horizontal configuration as well. Moreover, the box 80 maybe sized to hold a fixed number of containers 10. By way of example inthat limitation, if the health regimen requires the user to take threeservings of the powdered food product per day and will take the powderedfood product for seven days, then the box 80 may be sized to fit 21containers 10 or multiples thereof if the user is to stay on the regimenfor a number of weeks. By doing so, the user has a convenient packagefor one or multiple weeks and the user has a convenient package in thatthe container 10 allows the user to quickly grab three containers thathe or she can consume throughout the day. The user can feel assured thathe/she will not create a mess when mixing the powdered food product withwater. The user is more likely to follow the health regimen.

The various aspects of the embodiments or apparatus and methodsdescribed herein were in relation to a twelve ounce water bottle with asmall mouth having a inner diameter of about ½ inch. However, it is alsocontemplated that the container 10 may be a larger water bottles as wellas a water bottle having a larger diameter mouth. By way of example andnot limitation, the container 10 may be increased in size in order tofit a water bottle having a mouth with an inner diameter greater than ½inch, 1 inch, 1.5 inches, 2 inches or other diameters in between and upto 4 inches.

The apparatus and method described above was in relation to a cap of thecontainer being physically removed from the body of the container beforethe powdered food product within the container is poured into the waterbottle. However, it is also contemplated that the cap or seal may be awater dissolvable membrane (e.g. cellulose film). By having a waterdissolvable membrane cover the mouth of the container 10, the operationof the container 10 may change. In particular, instead of removing thewater dissolvable membrane from the body of the container before pouringthe powdered food product into the water bottle, the user may leave thewater dissolvable membrane on the body of the container. The containermay be sized (i.e., angle 50 may be decreased) so that the waterdissolvable membrane and the mouth of the container can be inserted farenough into the water so that the water dissolvable membrane can besubmersed in the water when the seal between the container and the waterbottle is formed. The user may insert the mouth of the container intothe mouth of the water bottle and submerse the mouth, and thus the waterdissolvable membrane into the water within the water bottle. By doingso, the water dissolves the water dissolvable membranes and when a wholeis formed therein, the powdered food product may begin to seep into thewater 62 within the water bottle. Eventually, the powered food product14 will completely exit out of the container and be in the water 62. Atthis point, the user may remove the container from the water bottle andclose the water bottle with a cap. The user may now take the waterbottle to mix the powdered food product with the water to prepare thenconsume the mixed drink.

As discussed above, the outer surface of the container may form a sealwith the inner periphery of the mouth of the water bottle. However, whenthe body of the container is formed from a sheet material, the sheetmaterial is folded over into the conical shape. By folding the sheetmaterial into a conical shape a small lip may be formed by the overlapof the sheet. When the container contacts the inner periphery of themouth of the water bottle, even if the lip exists and a small gapexists, a seal is still said to be formed between the outer surface ofthe container and the inner periphery of the mouth of the water bottle.Rather, the seal formed between the outer surface of the container andthe inner periphery of the water bottle may have air gaps but as long asit is sufficiently small so that any dust cloud formed therein does notexcessively spew out of the mouth of the water bottle through a gapbetween the outer surface of the container and the inner periphery ofthe water bottle, a seal is said to be formed.

The above description is given by way of example, and not limitation.Given the above disclosure, one skilled in the art could devisevariations that are within the scope and spirit of the inventiondisclosed herein. Further, the various features of the embodimentsdisclosed herein can be used alone, or in varying combinations with eachother and are not intended to be limited to the specific combinationdescribed herein. Thus, the scope of the claims is not to be limited bythe illustrated embodiments.

1. A package for pouring of a powdered food product into a bottle havingliquid and defining a mouth, the mouth defining an inner diameter whichis between 0.5 inch and 2 inch, the package comprising: a containerhaving: a body defining: a first distal end having an outer diameter,the outer diameter being less than the inner diameter of the mouth ofthe bottle; an outer surface having a conical configuration taperinginwardly to the first distal end and an angle between 3 to 65 degreesfrom a center line of the body; an inner surface having a conicalconfiguration and an angle between 3 to 65 degrees from a center line ofthe body; and a cap for sealing the first distal end of the body;powdered food product disposed within the body.
 2. The package of claim1 wherein the angle of the inner surface is less than the angle of theouter surface of the container.
 3. The package of claim 1 wherein thepowdered food product is protein.
 4. The package of claim 1 wherein aninterior volume of the body holds up to 30 grams of powdered protein. 5.The package of claim 1 wherein the angle of the inner surface is between5 and 15 degrees from the centerline of the body.
 6. The package ofclaim 1 wherein the angle of the outer surface is between 5 and 15degrees.
 7. The package of claim 1 wherein the angle of the innersurface is between 5 and 15 degrees from the centerline of the body, theangle of the outer surface is between 5 and 15 degrees and the angles ofthe inner and outer surfaces are different from each other. 8.(canceled)
 9. (canceled)
 10. (canceled)
 11. The package of claim 1wherein the inner surface of the container is coated with a non sticklayer.
 12. The package of claim 1 wherein the cap of the container isadhered onto the first distal end of the container or friction fittedonto the first distal end of the container.
 13. A method of preparing amixed drink of powdered food product and liquid contained in a bottle,the method comprising the steps of: providing a container with acontainer cap removed from a mouth of the container to allow thepowdered food product to be poured into the bottle, the containerhaving: a body defining: a mouth having an outer diameter, the outerdiameter is less than the inner diameter of the mouth of the bottle; anouter surface having a conical configuration and an angle between 3 to65 degrees from a center line of the body; an inner surface having aconical configuration and an angle between 3 to 65 degrees from a centerline of the body; and a cap for sealing the mouth of the body; providingthe bottle with a bottle cap removed from a mouth of the bottle;inserting the mouth of the container into the mouth of the bottle;contacting an inner peripheral edge of the mouth of the bottle with theouter surface of the container at an angle of between 3 and 65 degrees;creating a seal between an outer surface of the container and the innerperipheral edge of the mouth of the bottle; sliding the powdered foodproduct down an interior surface at an angle between 3 and 65 degrees;flowing the powdered food product out of the mouth of the container andinto the bottle and on an upper surface of the liquid in the bottle;lifting the container out of the bottle; engaging the bottle cap to themouth of the bottle to close the bottle; shaking the bottle to mix thepowdered food product and the liquid in the bottle.
 14. The method ofclaim 13 wherein the angle of contact between the outer surface of thecontainer and the inner peripheral edge of the mouth of the bottle andthe sliding angle of the powdered food product are different from eachother.
 15. The method of claim 14 wherein the sliding angle of thepowdered food product is less than the angle of contact between theouter surface of the container and the inner peripheral edge of themouth of the bottle.
 16. The method of claim 13 wherein the angle ofcontact between the outer surface of the container and the innerperipheral edge is between 5 degrees and 35 degrees.
 17. The method ofclaim 14 wherein the angle of contact between the outer surface of thecontainer and the inner peripheral edge is between 15 degrees and 20degrees.
 18. The method of claim 13 wherein the sliding angle of thepowdered food product is between 5 degrees and 35 degrees.
 19. Themethod of claim 18 wherein the sliding angle of the powdered foodproduct is between 15 degrees and 20 degrees.
 20. The method of claim 13wherein the providing the container step includes the steps of:positioning the container holding the powdered food product in anupright position so that the mouth of the container is positionedupward; tapping the mouth of the container with a downward force todislodge any powdered food product from an upper portion of an interiorcavity of the container; removing the container cap from the mouth ofthe container.
 21. The method of claim 13 wherein the providing thebottle step includes the steps of: removing a bottle cap from a mouth ofthe bottle; removing between 1 to 3 ounces of liquid from the bottle tomake space for the powdered food product.
 22. The method of claim 13further comprising the steps of: tilting the container and aligning themouth of the container to the mouth of the bottle; resting the mouthportion of the container on an upper edge of the mouth of the bottle.23. A package for pouring of a powdered food product into a bottlehaving liquid and defining a mouth, the mouth defining an inner diameterwhich is between 0.5 inch and 2 inch, the package comprising: acontainer having: a body defining: a mouth having an outer diameter, theouter diameter being less than the inner diameter of the mouth of thebottle; an outer surface having a contiguous conical configuration andan angle between 3 to 65 degrees from a center line of the body; aninner surface having a conical configuration and an angle between 3 to65 degrees from a center line of the body; and a cap for sealing themouth of the body; powdered food product disposed within the body;wherein the outer surface has the contiguous conical configuration froma first distal end of the body which is inserted into the mouth of thebottle during pouring towards a second distal end.